Profile
Jiří Škvor is an AMO Research Fellow, specializing in development cooperation and humanitarian aid, including their global impact and geopolitical context, the realities of Global South countries and policies toward them, as well as elections and democratic processes.
He holds master’s degrees in International Relations, Business Administration, and Czech Language and Literature. For eight years, he led the Humanitarian Aid and Development Cooperation Department at Caritas Czech Republic, managing a team of 300 employees across eight countries, including Zambia, Iraq, Mongolia, Georgia, or Ukraine. He also served for many years as Vice-Chair of the Czech Forum for Development Cooperation, which brings together all major stakeholders in the field. He has gained extensive experience in international environments - for example, during a two-year assignment at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) in Geneva or while leading missions for People in Need in Ethiopia, Kosovo, and Serbia, and for Caritas Czech Republic in Sri Lanka. He has been involved in international election observation for a long time, having participated in EU and OSCE observation missions in many countries, including the USA, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Montenegro, and Sri Lanka. In addition, he is active in the field of business and management consulting.